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The Wyoming Environmental Quality Council
Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules
The Wyoming Environmental Quality Council will consider proposed revisions to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Land Quality Division (LQD) Coal Rules Chapter 12 – Procedures Applicable to Surface Coal Mining Operations at a hearing to be held at 1:00 p.m. (MST) on September 17, 2025, at the Eastern Wyoming College, Board Room, 3200 West C Street, Torrington, Wyoming 82240. Individuals interested in attending remotely or wish to use a digital presentation may contact Joe Girardin at (307) 777-7710 or [email protected] at least three days prior to the hearing. The proposed revisions to LQD Coal Chapter 12 were drafted as a state initiative and are intended to recognize a specific type of reclamation bond estimate adjustment that would not be considered a bond release request. The LQD is proposing to allow for a bond reduction request based on a decrease in the volume of material required to reclaim the final cut, pit, or void created at a surface mining operation.
The proposed rules in Docket # 25-4101 meet minimum substantive state statutory requirements per Wyoming Statute (W.S.) § 16-3-103(a)(i)(G). Individuals with questions regarding the rulemaking may contact Craig Hults at (307) 777-7066 or [email protected]. Additional information is available at https://eqc.wyo.gov/Public/Dockets.aspx, under Docket 25-4101, or may be inspected in person at the mailing address below. Beginning at 8:00 a.m. (MST) on August 1, 2025 and ending at 5:00 p.m. (MST) on September 15, 2025 written comments may be submitted via mail to: Administrator, Land Quality Division, 200 West 17th Street, Suite 10, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002; or submitted through and accepted electronically at https://lq.wyomingdeq.commentinput.com/.
Para español, visite deq.wyoming.gov. Americans with Disabilities Act: special assistance or alternative formats will be made available upon request for individuals with disabilities. Please provide at least fourteen (14) days before the close of public comment period for such requests.
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